Curious as to what others would do...
My anxiety is sky high these days as I return to work in 4 weeks
DD is 6 months and will be going to a great private sitter full time
DD started refusing a bottle at 3 months and has never looked back... we tried everything and it just became a night mare
So we ditched that and at 5 months introduced a sippy cup with some solids..also using formula
She seemed to be taking it ok a few ounces here and there but even now it is the same...I am so fearful to force it on her as we did the bottle in fear she will reject it as well... stubborn kiddo 
I feel like just continuing to offer it as we are and she will have to figure it out more at day care?!
Still breaks my heart sending her knowing she isn't eating from it as she should?
DH offers, I have left ...we do all those things.....
Should I just relax and let it go?
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Yep, relax! Your sitter might have better luck than either of you. Or your LO might end up doing a reverse-cycle instead of eating during the day (which will suck for you...). But try not to worry! Your LO won't starve herself (I don't think). Your sitter might have more tricks to try too. Good luck.
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I would relax and let it go. It took a couple days for LO 2 to get full feeds at daycare and she eventually figured it out. Most daycare teachers/sitters know the drill and will work hard to help your LO adapt.
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@Adira: Thanks I am a mess lately, I just want it to go smooth ya know???
Honestly the reverse cycling would suck, but รค long as she was happy about it..... lo,
I am such a weak Mama!!!!! -
@autumnlove: Thanks!!!
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the hardest thing for me about going back to work (well, one of) was the feeling that I had to have everything sorted out with his schedule or his eating before he started daycare. I put a lot of pressure on myself to get everything perfect. But going back to work will be a change for all of you and chances are your sitter has her own techniques and rhythms and routines and your LO will be just fine.
Fwiw, my son only took a bottle a handful of times in his life. He drank some (not much at first) from a cup at daycare and ate solids. Eventually he adjusted and starting drinking and eating more. I think it took a couple weeks for him to really take much milk from a cup, and he still drinks more from a cup at daycare than at home. His teachers figured it out though.
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I have been back at work now for 5 weeks or so. My baby has not done well with bottle at all. He's a chunky monkey and nurses a lot, but usually he'll take about 1/2-3/4 of 2 3 oz bottles in the 9 hours I am gone. It was so stressful for me the week or two before I went back to work because I felt like I had to do bottle bootcamp. We did a trial run where I went out the dinner the weekend before and he screamed for 2 hora straight and didn't take a sip of bottle.
He's gradually getting better. With the sitter (comes 1 day per week) he's actually at 3-4 bottles while I am gone. With my mom (will be one day per week but she just started) he already did better the second day! With dh, he's still not doing great. He takes bottles the worst, usually just about 4 oz the whole time I am gone. I don't know if it's how much he tries or if baby associates me being around more when daddy feeds him?
Anyways, my baby is fine. He's not losing weight, he's a little more fussy for them but that's to be expected since I nurse him on demand. And none of them are what I would call expert infant caregivers. But they are all patient and loving and my baby is still thriving! I wouldn't say that I love being back at work, but I enjoy myself from time to time, and now I really value my days off. Also, my baby already eats at night and he doesn't seem to eat more over night on the evenings I work.
So my only advice is tey to relax and just enjoy that time before you go back. Continue practicing sippy cups in a low stress casual way every day and just nurse your precious baby as much as possible. Even if you had a bottle loving baby on a perfectly ordered schedule, it wouldn't make going back to work too much easier!
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My LO never really took a bottle until she had to. But she also didn't eat for a while week of childcare while she screamed nonstop for the nannies we were trying and she still survived! I think she scarred the nannies worst of all and made me feel terrible! But she just ate when I got home and acted fine. Just tired. They will adjust!
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It will be okay! You def need to be mentally prepared for an eating strike. Look at the big picture that she WILL eat eventually.. She's hungry and growing! And I totally agree that being totally away from home/you might make it that much easier.
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